Comoros vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Age dependency ratio, young

Comoros
62.8%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
26.4%
in 2025
Comoros rank
40th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Age dependency ratio, young over time

  • Comoros
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 62.8% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 36.4%.

That makes Comoros's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.

Comoros ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 83.4% 75.4% 8.0% Comoros
1970s 93.9% 72.9% 21.0% Comoros
1980s 95.9% 55.4% 40.5% Comoros
1990s 98.3% 45.5% 52.8% Comoros
2000s 88.8% 34.6% 54.2% Comoros
2010s 71.6% 30.1% 41.5% Comoros
2020s 64.8% 28.2% 36.6% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Comoros or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Comoros, at 62.8% against 26.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Comoros and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36.4%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Comoros and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
Comoros ranks 40th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.